4: Psychological recovery and mindfulness with Dr Peta Blevins

Dr Peta Blevins, dance scientist, educator, researcher, and consultant, talks about her research into psychological recovery for dancers. Peta chats about her PhD work, the practical applications of knowledge about recovery, and student/teacher attitudes towards psychological recovery. We look at mindfulness as a method of recovery for dancers and potential benefits of applying elements of this in our own practice, also highlighting the importance of a non-judgemental atmosphere and language shift to "noticing". Peta offers suggestions for how dancers and teachers could begin to apply this in the studio.

TAKE PART IN PETA'S RESEARCH HERE: https://eaecu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_235s9kvVMzA9UwZ

Resources -

www.aspah.org.au

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15290824.2018.1532571

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19443927.2019.1637369?src=recsys

https://contextualscience.org/act

https://www.actmindfully.com.au/about-act/

Find Peta here -

Email: petablevins@gmail.com

Website: www.petablevins.com

Twitter: @petablevins

Contact: jasminefmcook@icloud.com

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

Cover art by Jill North. Original image by Young Images Photography. Intro sound by William Cook.